Balanced ball game between SPAL and Cittadella expected

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

This could be an interesting match as SPAL have their presumed home advantage while Cittadella are ahead 3 points in the Serie B table.

Insights:
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cittadella have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Serie B

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Serie B.

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SPAL form and stats

SPAL have collected 23 points from their Serie B home games so far after 6-5-3.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 261 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Valoti was the last player to find the net.

SPAL faced defeat in their previous match, away at Pisa (0-3). Before that, SPAL drew at home versus Virtus Entella.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how SPAL have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost four.

A decent goal production from SPAL in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. SPAL have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Cittadella form and stats

Playing away, Cittadella have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Serie B this season. Visiting Cittadella has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Cittadella goalkeeper Elhan Kastrati is eager to challenge this, with his 247 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Cittadella's last game was the home draw against Salernitana (0-0). A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Pisa.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Cittadella in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Cittadella, three draws and six defeats.

Cittadella find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 15 goals have been conceded by Cittadella in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cittadella - SPAL 2-0. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for SPAL, zero draws and two wins for Cittadella. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

SPALM. Valoti
M. Valoti
8 goals
SPALA. Paloschi
A. Paloschi
7 goals
CittadellaM. Gargiulo
M. Gargiulo
7 goals

SPAL missing players

Cittadella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SPAL Cittadella
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
10 6 2 Won W 2 5 12
12 5 2 Drew D 1 4 9
7 3 0 Lost L 1 5 8
34 21 5 Scored S 11 19 40
32 15 2 Conceded C 7 15 27
83% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
69% 79% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 69%
34% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 36% 38%
24% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 29% 21%
14% 21% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 14% 7%
45% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 41%
45% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 41%
28% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.6 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 3.1 2.8
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.6 14.4 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 16 15.1 14.6
3.8 4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.9 5.1
31% 38% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 28% 27%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cittadella have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Serie B
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Empoli 29 14 14 1 52 24 14 7 7 0 25 10 15 7 7 1 27 14 28 56
2 Monza 29 13 11 5 39 22 14 7 5 2 22 8 15 6 6 3 17 14 17 50
3 Lecce 29 12 13 4 55 36 15 5 8 2 30 21 14 7 5 2 25 15 19 49
4 Salernitana 29 12 12 5 31 27 14 7 6 1 19 9 15 5 6 4 12 18 4 48
5 Venezia 29 12 10 7 38 29 15 8 2 5 22 16 14 4 8 2 16 13 9 46
6 Cittadella 29 12 9 8 40 27 15 7 5 3 21 12 14 5 4 5 19 15 13 45
7 Chievo 29 11 10 8 36 27 15 8 3 4 22 12 14 3 7 4 14 15 9 43
8 SPAL 29 10 12 7 34 32 14 6 5 3 21 15 15 4 7 4 13 17 2 42
9 Pisa 29 9 13 7 39 40 15 5 9 1 18 14 14 4 4 6 21 26 -1 40
10 Brescia 29 10 9 10 40 40 15 6 4 5 24 21 14 4 5 5 16 19 0 39
11 Frosinone 29 9 11 9 28 33 14 3 6 5 11 15 15 6 5 4 17 18 -5 38
12 Reggina 29 9 9 11 28 33 14 6 2 6 12 14 15 3 7 5 16 19 -5 36
13 Vicenza 29 7 14 8 39 40 14 2 9 3 17 18 15 5 5 5 22 22 -1 35
14 Cremonese 29 9 8 12 35 36 15 5 4 6 19 18 14 4 4 6 16 18 -1 35
15 Pordenone 29 7 13 9 28 28 14 2 9 3 17 15 15 5 4 6 11 13 0 34
16 Cosenza 29 4 16 9 23 29 15 1 9 5 10 15 14 3 7 4 13 14 -6 28
17 Reggiana 29 8 4 17 24 46 14 5 3 6 14 17 15 3 1 11 10 29 -22 28
18 Ascoli 29 6 9 14 25 39 14 4 4 6 11 18 15 2 5 8 14 21 -14 27
19 Pescara 29 5 8 16 22 46 15 2 4 9 13 24 14 3 4 7 9 22 -24 23
20 Virtus Entella 29 4 9 16 24 46 15 3 3 9 14 26 14 1 6 7 10 20 -22 21

SPAL:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Empoli 29 14 14 1 52 24 14 7 7 0 25 10 15 7 7 1 27 14 28 56
2 Monza 29 13 11 5 39 22 14 7 5 2 22 8 15 6 6 3 17 14 17 50
3 Lecce 29 12 13 4 55 36 15 5 8 2 30 21 14 7 5 2 25 15 19 49
4 Salernitana 29 12 12 5 31 27 14 7 6 1 19 9 15 5 6 4 12 18 4 48
5 Venezia 29 12 10 7 38 29 15 8 2 5 22 16 14 4 8 2 16 13 9 46
6 Cittadella 29 12 9 8 40 27 15 7 5 3 21 12 14 5 4 5 19 15 13 45
7 Chievo 29 11 10 8 36 27 15 8 3 4 22 12 14 3 7 4 14 15 9 43
8 SPAL 29 10 12 7 34 32 14 6 5 3 21 15 15 4 7 4 13 17 2 42
9 Pisa 29 9 13 7 39 40 15 5 9 1 18 14 14 4 4 6 21 26 -1 40
10 Brescia 29 10 9 10 40 40 15 6 4 5 24 21 14 4 5 5 16 19 0 39
11 Frosinone 29 9 11 9 28 33 14 3 6 5 11 15 15 6 5 4 17 18 -5 38
12 Reggina 29 9 9 11 28 33 14 6 2 6 12 14 15 3 7 5 16 19 -5 36
13 Vicenza 29 7 14 8 39 40 14 2 9 3 17 18 15 5 5 5 22 22 -1 35
14 Cremonese 29 9 8 12 35 36 15 5 4 6 19 18 14 4 4 6 16 18 -1 35
15 Pordenone 29 7 13 9 28 28 14 2 9 3 17 15 15 5 4 6 11 13 0 34
16 Cosenza 29 4 16 9 23 29 15 1 9 5 10 15 14 3 7 4 13 14 -6 28
17 Reggiana 29 8 4 17 24 46 14 5 3 6 14 17 15 3 1 11 10 29 -22 28
18 Ascoli 29 6 9 14 25 39 14 4 4 6 11 18 15 2 5 8 14 21 -14 27
19 Pescara 29 5 8 16 22 46 15 2 4 9 13 24 14 3 4 7 9 22 -24 23
20 Virtus Entella 29 4 9 16 24 46 15 3 3 9 14 26 14 1 6 7 10 20 -22 21

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.